Automatic producing valve



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AUTOMATIC PRODUC ING VALVE Filed Jan. 26, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Inventor65 m; /7, are

Patented Oct. 4, 19 2 BERNARD H. AYERS, or GRANTSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA-AUTOMATIG PRODUCING VALVE Application filed January 26, 1932. Serial no.588,985.

The present invention relates to an autoinatic producing valve and isintended to automatically remove fluids from oil and gas wells withoutwasting any gas and has the 51; advantage of saving the cost of apumping outfit and also a large amount of labor.

The object of the invention is to provide a valveconstruction of thisnature which is simple, inexpensive to manufacture, thor- T 10 oughlyefficient and reliablein use and operation, and otherwise well adaptedto the purpose for which it is designed. I

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescrip- 15 tion proceeds, the inventionresides in certain novelfeatures of construction and in the combination and arrangement of partsas will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a valve structure embodying the featuresof my invention, showing the float in raised position.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the o float in lowered position andshowing the valve proper closed and in section.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectiontaken substantialy on the line 3-3ofFigure 1.

Figure 4 isa horizontal section taken substantially on the line 4-4 ofFigure 1.

Figure 5 is a horizontal section takensubstantiallyon the line 5-5 ofFigure 1.

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail vertical section through the valveproper.

D Figure 7 is a vertical section through the float showing the-pipe. androds associated therewith. V

Figure 8 is a bottom plan view of the valve casing, and a Figure 9 is afragmentaryperspective view of one of the rods showing one of the stops.

Referring tothedrawings in detail it will be seen that the numeral 5denotes a pipe. A valve V is mounted on the bottom end of the pipeandincludes a cylindrical casing 6, the

' upper end of which isthreaded on the lower end of the pipe andthebottom end of which is open and the lower side wall of whichisprovided with lateral apertures 7. In the valve casing is a valve seat 8and'a valve 9 cooperates therewith opening downwardly therefrom and hasa depending stem. I This stem 10 has a pin and slot connection 11 with apair of rockers 12. These rockers are pivoted intermediate their ends 11 between the 56 lower end of two pairs of depending cars 15 formed onthe lower edge of the casing 6. Circular frames are denoted generally bythe 1 letter F. There are two of these frames F H each comprising a pairof sections bolted to- 00 .gether as at 17 and including outer ring 18and inner ring 19. The inner ring 19 is clamped securely about the pipewhilethe outer ring 18 is spaced suflicientl'y from the pipe to preventthe pipe from coming into 55 contact with the side walls of the hole inwhich the structure is mounted.

Spokes 20 connect the rings 18 and 19 and have openings 21 through whichare slidable rods 22. The lower portions of the rods are 70 ofi'setoutwardly as at 23 and the lowerends are pivotally engaged as at 24 withthe outer ends of the rockers 12.

A cylindrical hollow float 25 is disposed for sliding movement about thepipe 5 and has openings 26 through which the rods 22 are slidable.

Two pairs of stops 30 and 31 are mounted on the rods 22 with which thefloat 25 is abuttable. When the float rises to the position shown inFigure 1 it abuts the upper pair of stops 3O raising the rods22, rockingthe rockers 12 to pull down on the valve stem 10 and remove the valve 9from the seat 8. When the fluid in the hole recedes and the float lowersto abut the stops 31, the rods 22 are pushed downwardly and rock therockers 12 pushing I up on the valve stem 10 and closing the valve 9 onits seat 8.

It is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantagesof this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in thisart without a more detailed description thereof. r a

The present embodiment of the invention has been described'inconsiderable detail merely for. the purposes of exemplification since inactual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated asdesirable in the claim as new is:

- statement of the invention and the'above description. e 7 It will beapparent that changes in the'de-r tails of construction, in the.combination and iarrangement ofparts may be resorted to withr outdeparting from the spirit or scope of the" invention;ashereinafterclaimed or sacrificj ing any ofits advantages I v Having thus describedmy invention, what 2 In a structure ofthe classdescribed, (a pipe,-la-valve casing attached to the lower end of" I p I V the pipe, theoboreof the casing beingviormedi. with a'reduoed upper part to provide avalve 15, se'at, and said casing having holes in its side 7 walls ,incommunication with the interior thereof, a valve for engaging theseatwith the stem of the valvefextending downwardly through the lowerend of the casing, depend- ;29 inglugs on the bottom of the casing,levers pivoted intermediate their ends to said lugs andhaving theirinner ends pivoted tothe v 3 lower end of the stem, a rod having itslower 'end conneoted with the outer end of eachlever, afloatslidablyarranged on the rods .o-o-j V I i 1' 7 having an opening therein forreceiving the pipe, upper and' lower stops for the float ad,-justablyfconnected to each rod, frames attachedto the pipes for guidingthe rods, each frame being formed of two sections detachably connectedtogether and each frame consistin g of inner-andouter rings, the innerring encireling the pipe, spokes conneotingjtheim I V R o e nerandouter'rings together, said spokes hav f g 1 ing openings thereinthroughwhich the rods pass- 7, e v In testimony whereoflafiixmysignature. BERNARD. AYEBS

